B37.1

Pulmonary candidiasis

Billable / specificHCC V28 6

B37.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Candidal bronchitis
  • Candidal pneumonia

Includes (from B37)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
  • candidosis
  • moniliasis

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from B37)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from B37)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from B37)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from B37)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from B37)
  • hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust (J67.-) (from B37)
  • mycosis fungoides (C84.0-) (from B37)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from B37)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • , if applicable:
  • pulmonary mycetoma (J4B)

Also known as

  • Candidal bronchitis
  • Candidal pneumonia
  • Bronchomycosis NOS, candidal
  • Candidiasis, candidal, bronchitis
  • Candidiasis, candidal, lung
  • Candidiasis, candidal, pneumonia
  • Candidiasis, candidal, pulmonary
  • Pneumonia, Candida
  • Pneumonia, in candidiasis

Parent code

  • B37CandidiasisHeader

Related codes

  • B37.0Candidal stomatitisBillable
  • B37.2Candidiasis of skin and nailBillable
  • B37.3Candidiasis of vulva and vaginaHeader
  • B37.4Candidiasis of other urogenital sitesHeader
  • B37.5Candidal meningitisBillable
  • B37.6Candidal endocarditisBillable
  • B37.7Candidal sepsisBillable
  • B37.8Candidiasis of other sitesHeader
  • B37.9Candidiasis, unspecifiedBillable

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